Music for a Time of War

Music for a Time of War
Orchestra	Oregon Symphony
Conductor	Carlos Kalmar
Composers	Charles Ives John Adams Benjamin Britten Ralph Vaughan Williams
Venue	Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon; Carnegie Hall, New York City
Album recording	Music for a Time of War
Date(s)	May 7–8; 12, 2011
Guests	Sanford Sylvan

Released

October 25, 2011

Recorded

May 7–8, 2011

Venue

Length

78:04

Tragic Lovers
(2008)

Music for a Time of War
(2011)

This England
(2012)

External media
Images
Gallery: "Oregon Symphony sets off for Carnegie Hall" (The Oregonian)
Gallery: "Oregon Symphony rehearses on Carnegie Hall's famous stage" (The Oregonian)
Gallery: "Oregon Symphony's Carnegie Hall debut" (The Oregonian)
Video
"Oregon Symphony Travels to Play in Carnegie Hall" (The Oregonian)
"Oregon Symphony had a chance to test out Carnegie Hall's famed acoustics in a two-hour rehearsal" (The Oregonian)

Music for a Time of War is a 2011 concert program and subsequent album by the Oregon Symphony under the artistic direction of Carlos Kalmar. The program consists of four compositions inspired by war: Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question (1906), John Adams' The Wound-Dresser (1989), Benjamin Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem (1940) and Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 4 (1935). The program was performed on May 7, 2011, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, and again the following day. Both concerts were recorded for album release. On May 12, the Oregon Symphony repeated the program at the inaugural Spring for Music Festival, at Carnegie Hall. The performance was broadcast live by KQAC and WQXR-FM, the classical radio stations serving Portland and the New York City metropolitan area, respectively. The concerts marked the Oregon Symphony's first performances of The Wound-Dresser as well as guest baritone Sanford Sylvan's debut with the company.

In October 2011 the recording of the Portland performances was released on CD by PentaTone Classics. The recording debuted at number 31 on Billboard's Classical Albums chart. The album earned three recognitions from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the 2013 Grammy Awards. Producer Blanton Alspaugh received the award for Producer of the Year, Classical for his contributions to Music for a Time of War and other recordings.